Ontario Woman Facing 19 Charges for Allegedly Faking Nursing Credentials

An Ontario woman is facing 19 identity fraud charges for allegedly presenting herself as a registered nurse at several Simcoe County health care facilities, despite lacking the necessary qualifications.

Hailey Roberts, resident of the township of Tiny, north of Barrie, was employed as a nurse from September 2020 to April 2024, performing a wide range of nursing duties in a number of health-care facilities, including long-term care homes, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said in a Nov. 1 press release.

"To obtain employment, the individual falsified employment applications, certificates, resumes, reference checks and police checks by modifying the name to resemble active nurses with good standings," Huronia West OPP said.

The 33-year-old turned herself into the OPP Huronia West Detachment on Oct. 24.

Roberts faces 16 identity theft charges, including five counts of identity fraud. She also faces three counts of assault with a weapon.

She has also been accused of posing as a nurse in Colorado, Alberta, and British Columbia.

She pleaded guilty in July to assaulting victims with an intravenous needle in Vancouver and Victoria where it is thought she treated as many as 1,000 patients. She is set to be sentenced this fall.

In total, Cleroux has racked up at least 67 criminal convictions.

Another woman posing as a nurse in B.C. was charged last year for allegedly using phony documents to apply for a nursing job in Victoria.